Bunk Gardner - Revision history

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Biography

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Spider of Destiny: Clean-up

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 [[File:Bunk Gardner.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Bunk Gardner, as depicted on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. ]]
-[[Bunk Gardner|John Leon Gaunerra]] (Cleveland, Ohio, 21 May 1933) is an American rock musician and member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He is the brother of [[Buzz Gardner|Buzz]].
+[[Bunk Gardner|John Leon Gaunerra]] (Cleveland, [[Ohio]], 21 May 1933) is an American rock musician and member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He is the brother of [[Buzz Gardner|Buzz]].
 ==Biography==

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	A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>		A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>
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		+	==Post-Zappa career==
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		+	In 2011, [[Jon Larsen]] released ''The Bunk Gardner Story'', a concept album built around Bunk Gardner. Gardner contributed to the record, with musical accompaniment by [[Don Preston]] and engineering by [[Arthur Barrow]]. <ref>https://www.united-mutations.com/g/thebunkgardnerstory.htm</ref>

	==Interviews==		==Interviews==

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	[[Bunk Gardner\|John Leon Gaunerra]] (Cleveland, Ohio, 21 May 1933) is an American rock musician and member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He is the brother of [[Buzz Gardner\|Buzz]].		[[Bunk Gardner\|John Leon Gaunerra]] (Cleveland, Ohio, 21 May 1933) is an American rock musician and member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He is the brother of [[Buzz Gardner\|Buzz]].

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	A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>		A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>
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		+	==Interviews==
		+	* ''[[Interview With Bunk Gardner, 92-11]]'' (1992)

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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 Bunk Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ. He provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on: ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'', ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.
-A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>
+A bet between [[Jimmy Carl Black]] and Gardner about Gardner showing his ass on the tour bus inspired the title of ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/Uncle_Meat.html#Pound</ref> A night between Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>
 ==Sources==

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 Bunk Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ. He provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on: ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'', ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.
-A night with a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''.
+A night between Bunk Gardner and a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/You_Can't_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_5.html#Right</ref>
 ==External links==

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	Bunk Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ. He provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on: ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'', ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.		Bunk Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ. He provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on: ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'', ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.
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		+	A night with a very vocal girlfriend inspired the track ''[[Right There]]''.

	==External links==		==External links==

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-Born: [[Bunk Gardner|John Leon Gaunerra]], 21st May 1933, Cleveland, OH,
+[[File:Bunk Gardner.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Bunk Gardner]]
-[[Bunk Gardner]], brother of [[Buzz Gardner|Buzz]], started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ.
+[[Bunk Gardner|John Leon Gaunerra]] (Cleveland, Ohio, 21 May 1933) is an American rock musician and member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. He is the brother of [[Buzz Gardner|Buzz]].
-[[Bunk Gardner]] provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on:
+==Biography==
-[[Absolutely Free]]
+Bunk Gardner started musically at age 7 with piano lessons from Elmira Snodgrass for 50 cents a lesson. At age 12, he branched out to clarinet, tenor sax, bassoon and flute. At age 33 he hooked up with FZ. He provided flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, & tenor saxes on: ''[[Absolutely Free]]'', ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'', ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'', ''[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]'', ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', ''[[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]'', ''[[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]'', ''[[Ahead Of Their Time]]'', ''[[Mystery Disc]]'', ''[[The Ark (BTB)]]'', ''[[Electric Aunt Jemima (BTB)]]'', ''[[Our Man In Nirvana (BTB)]]''.
-[[We're Only In It For The Money]]
+==External links==
+* [[Wikipedia:Bunk Gardner]]
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Gardner, Bunk]]
-[[Category:Musicians|Gardner, Bunk]]
+[[Category:Flautists|Gardner, Bunk]]